Resource allocation theory applied to farm animal production [electronic resource] Edited by W. M. Rauw.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: CABI BooksPublisher: WallingfordUK CABI 2008Edition: 1Description: 320ppContent type:- text
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- 9781845934361
- growth rate
- stress
- immunological reactions
- feeding stuffs
- nutrition physiology
- animal rights
- cattle
- immune response
- mammals
- Bos
- models
- Suidae
- animal welfare
- energy cost of production
- Sus
- selection
- birds
- animal feeding
- animals
- reproduction
- metabolism
- animal behavior
- genetic engineering
- immunity reactions
- domesticated birds
- resources
- energy cost of maintenance
- behavior
- domestic animals
- Artiodactyla
- stress response
- Sus scrofa
- animal breeding
- Chordata
- poultry
- livestock
- Bovidae
- heat stress
- feeds
- swine
- hogs
- resource allocation
- Suiformes
- pigs
- immunity
- animal production
- animal behaviour
- vertebrates
- ruminants
- eukaryotes
- animal health
- behaviour
- feed intake
- genetic manipulation
According to the Resource Allocation Theory, an individual’s genetic potential can only be realized in an environment in which essential food resources are adequately supplied. This book describes resource allocation patterns in natural populations, the costs, preferences and trade-offs of maintenance, growth, reproduction and immune function, the consequences of selection for high production efficiency in livestock species, methods that can be used to quantify resource allocation patterns, and the application of resource allocation theory to improve animal production and wellbeing.
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